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Anyone knows of a VA3 Widget that gives me turn-by-turn directions based on a Maps, Waze or Google maps route running on my iPhone?

0 Neil_Rosser over 5 years ago

well, not <exactly> what you're seeking, BUT - if you start a navigation app on your iPhone, routing you, and then leave that app going in the background, and assuming you have notifications set up for that app (whichever mapping app you're using), when that app notifies you of the next turn, the next action, etc, and that notification which would show on your phone, ALSO shows on your watch, you can track your turns that way. In other words, you're using the native notification process (that the VA3 uses also) to have those turns show on your watch. But, you need to NOT have the nav app showing in the foreground of your phone. Start up the route, press the home key to have the nav app run in the background, and then as your phone gets updates from the nav app and how you'd normally see each new notification (like across the top of the phone screen, for ex), so too will your watch receive those notifications.

Not really turn by turn in the sense that you're wanting, but give it a try....

0 Taghavi over 5 years ago in reply to Neil_Rosser

Many thanks for this, but I have both the iPhone's Maps' and Google Map's Notification ON on my iPhone. I get turn-by-turn notifications on my iPhone but absolutely nothing on my VA3 which shows always as "Connected" with my iPhone and passes all other notifications. Thanks

0 Neil_Rosser over 5 years ago in reply to Taghavi

In this scenario, make sure you have minimized whichever map app you're using, so that your phone screen will 'show' the notification of each new turn or map update. In other words, do not have the map app open in the foreground of your phone. Think of the watch as essentially a mirror for any notification that happens on your phone - so, if you want to see a turn or route guidance on your watch, that turn has to show up on your phone as a NOTIFICATION - with your map app minimized (meaning - do not have the map app running on your phone main screen/view, etc). I know this works because I use it all the time. Also - make sure in your phone settings that you have Notifications turned ON for any of the map apps you use on your phone.

So again - start up your route, press the home button to minimize your map app. Check to make sure you have all notifications ON, in the Settings menu of your phone, for any and all map apps you want to use. Anything you want to see on the watch has to show up first as a Notification on the phone. Hope that makes sense....

0 Taghavi over 5 years ago in reply to Neil_Rosser

What you say is clear and makes perfect sense. Thank you

0 Steph B over 5 years ago in reply to Neil_Rosser

In the scenario you lay out, the Google Maps or Waze doesn't send notifications to my phone. What I would recommend is setting up Google Maps or Waze on the phone for walking and just listen to the verbal cue's thru wireless headphones. You can even play whatever else you would like via your phone as the same time and the mapping program will cut in as needed with the verbal cue.

I can't imagine trying to read such cues on the watch while running but via headphones would work.

0 Neil_Rosser over 5 years ago in reply to Steph B

in my example, I clearly stated the user needs to ensure that his/her mapping apps have Notifications set to 'On' in the phone settings menu. If that's set, and the map app is running in the background, the phone (at least iOS, which is all I know) will notify the user with each new route guidance. And then of course, each one of those notifications on the phone will also show on the Garmin device. Not the way I'd suggest ever using turn by turn directions, but it is a way to at least see what's next, using the watch.